Senior Associate - Campus Recruitment UAEN Talent

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Job description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Team Leadership:

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of recruitment professionals focused on early careers and campus hiring.
• Ensure clear goals, continuous performance feedback, and professional development for team members.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture aligned with TA objectives.

Emirati Talent (NT & GT) Recruitment:

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process for National Trainee (NT) and Graduate Trainee (GT) programs.
• Ensure strong pipelines of high-potential UAE Nationals across key business areas, aligned with EM Targets.
• Collaborate with Emiratisation, business leaders, and Technical L&D to ensure seamless onboarding and development of NTs and GTs.
• Monitor hiring KPIs, program outcomes, and attrition trends to continuously improve effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with universities, scholarship offices, and national development programs.

Campus Recruitment Strategy & Execution:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive campus recruitment strategy aligned with workforce plans.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with universities, technical institutions, and career services offices.
• Coordinate with business units to identify internship, graduate, and entry-level hiring needs.

Event Planning & Execution:

• Own and manage the yearly Talent Acquisition events calendar, ensuring alignment with talent needs and strategic priorities.
• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of all recruitment-related events, including career fairs, university open days, and info sessions both locally and internationally.
• Ensure consistent branding, impactful presence, and smooth logistics at all events.
• Partner with Communications and other internal teams to amplify visibility and reach.

Talent Sourcing & Branding:

• Drive EGA s employer brand among students and graduates through campus-specific campaigns and initiatives.
• Leverage social media, academic networks, and student organizations to attract top early-career talent.
• Partner with Communications to develop marketing content and materials tailored for campus engagement.

Candidate Engagement & Selection:

• Oversee the recruitment cycle for campus hires, including screening, assessments, interviews, and offers.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding.
• Support the design and execution of graduate programs, onboarding journeys, and structured development tracks.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Engage with business leaders and HR partners to align recruitment planning with workforce needs.
• Provide regular reporting and insights on campus recruitment progress and outcomes.
• Represent EGA at external forums, promoting our leadership in early careers hiring.

Compliance & Systems:

• Ensure all recruitment processes comply with internal policies and local regulations.
• Maintain accurate and timely data in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Monitor and report on diversity, hiring ratios, and other relevant KPIs.

Safety, Quality & Environment:

Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Authority/ Decision making:

• Operates independently within defined policies, guidelines, and recruitment strategy.
• Takes ownership of operational decisions related to events, team coordination, and recruitment processes.
• Escalates major issues or strategic changes to the Head of Talent Acquisition
• Updates direct manager frequently on matters involving administrative problems or seeks guidance on major issues, reviews plan of action or discusses existing processes, policies, procedures and budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor s Degree in any field or equivalent.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years in recruitment, with at least 2 years in campus or early careers hiring.
• Experience in managing a small to mid-sized recruitment team is preferred.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills.
• Deep understanding of the UAE education landscape and Emiratisation programs
• Proficiency in ATS platforms and Microsoft Office tools.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.

JOB PURPOSE:

To lead and manage all campus recruitment efforts for EGA across universities, technical schools, and other educational institutions in the UAE and internationally. This includes overseeing a dedicated team, building strong partnerships with academia, designing strategic campus hiring campaigns, and attracting top early-career talent that aligns with the company s future workforce needs.

A key focus of this role is managing the full cycle of recruitment for National Trainees (NT) and Graduate Trainees (GT) EGA s primary Emirati talent inflow making this a high-volume and strategically critical responsibility in support of the company s Emiratisation goals. The role is also accountable for planning and executing the annual recruitment events calendar, including career fairs and campus activities, to promote EGA as an employer of choice.